Treatment of tuberculosis

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 67, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2000, Pages

  Swaminathan, Soumya ^a,b  

^a INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN TUBERCULOSIS   (India)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Direct observed therapy short course; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; ETHAMBUTOL; ETHIONAMIDE; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; THIOACETAZONE; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG DOSAGE FORM; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG MECHANISM; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MILIARY TUBERCULOSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CHILD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL; TUBERCULOSIS, MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT;

EID: 0033659751     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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